Hạ Means Summer — and This Week's Drop Says It Beautifully
Peak summer is here ☀ and so is the drop to match: the Royal Hạ Collection — 48 summer gel colors named for the season itself (hạ is Vietnamese for summer, and yes, that made us smile too). Alongside it: a full-on cat-eye wave — beauty press is calling cat-eye 2026's it-manicure — plus Après builder gels and the back-bar restocks that keep pedicure season profitable. Vacation nails, self-care Sundays, packed summer books — this week has all three covered.
Royal Hạ Collection: 48 Summer Colors, One Word We All Know
Royal named this collection Hạ — summer — and packed it with 48 soak-off gel shades built for exactly this stretch of the calendar: brights for vacation sets, juicy corals and pinks, and the warm neutrals that carry a summer book. It ships with an acrylic color booklet, so it's counter-ready the day it lands on your desk.
It's also HEMA-free and TPO-free — and that's not a footnote anymore. With the EU's TPO ban reshaping formulas industry-wide, clean-gel is the spec clients ask about by name. A 48-color summer wall that's already triple-checked on chemistry is an easy yes.
HEMA Free · TPO Free48 Colors + BookletFull Set
48 HEMA/TPO-free soak-off gel shades curated for summer, with an acrylic swatch booklet included. One order, a whole summer color wall.
Shop the Hạ CollectionCat-Eye Everything: 2026's It-Manicure Just Restocked Your Options
Beauty editors have crowned cat-eye the manicure of 2026 — now mixing with chrome, glazed finishes, and even patterns like dots and leopard. Clients are bringing in the reference photos; this week, four new ways to say yes arrived at once, from a $12.50 single to a 36-color display that sells itself from the front desk.
24 electric cat-eye shades, HEMA/TPO-free, in one kit — neon magnetics made for summer sets that stop scrolls.
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Hang's premium 36-color cat-eye lineup with its own counter display — retail-ready merchandising included. Only 2 in stock — this one won't sit.
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Juicy, fruit-toned cat-eyes — the sweet spot between playful summer color and that magnetic dimension clients want.
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A single-bottle way into the trend — 9D multidimensional shift in a celestial prism finish. Perfect add-on for DIYers and techs testing the wave.
Shop Celestial PrismAprès Just Landed: Soft Gel Builders in 5 Shades + 2 Staples
Structured manicures aren't slowing down, and Après' Soft Gel Builder line arrived this week in five wearable tones — Blush, Glow, Swoon, Touch, and Whisper — all $14.99 in the 15ml bottle. Add the two workhorses every station burns through, Rich Black and Super White, and this is a tidy Après bench refresh in one order.
The two pigments no station survives without — opaque one-coat white for French and crisp black for line work.
Super White Rich BlackTips in Every Length + Bamboo Spa for Pedi Season
Pedicure and spa gear is one of our busiest categories this month, and summer books stay packed straight through August. Cre8tion's new Special Shape Square Clear tips come in five lengths — Short through Extra Extra Long — at $12.95 each, joined by 600-piece toe soft tips and a warm, photogenic bamboo spa line that upgrades the pedi-station look for under $25.
Soft gel toe tips by the 600 — pedi-season extensions without the acrylic time.
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Natural bamboo trays and bowls that make every pedi station look like a self-care ad — International Self-Care Day (July 24) content, sorted.
Tray + 4 Bowls Plain Tray Bowl Set
